01111nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002800059653002100087653001100108653001200119653001700131653001200148653001400160653002000174653001000194653001600204100001600220245007100236300001000307490000700317050003200324520047500356022001400831       1986                            d  c1986 Oct-Dec10aBiomechanical Phenomena10aElectromyography10aHumans10aleprosy10aMedian Nerve10aMethods10aParalysis10aTendon Transfer10aThumb10aUlnar nerve1 aPalande D D00aSurgical correction of thumb with ulnar or ulnar median paralysis.  a530-60 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The commonest deformities and disabilities of the thumb seen in this country are secondary to ulnar and median nerve paralysis because of leprosy. The small muscles of the thumb supplied by these nerves are paralysed causing instability, imbalance of muscular forces, deformities and disabilities. The clinical features of these together with principles of the various methods of surgical correction and their evaluation are presented and discussed in this paper.</p>  a0254-9395